Table 3.
Association between PTSD and selected background characteristics.
| Background characteristics | Having PTSD (n = 327) f (%) | Not having PTSD (n = 1067) f (%) | Significance (χ2, p value) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | p = 0.101 | ||
| 22–29 | 95 (21.3) | 350 (78.7) | |
| 30–49 | 224 (25.0) | 671 (75.0) | |
| 50–58 | 8 (14.8) | 46 (85.2) | |
| Gender | p = 0.0079 | ||
| Male | 101 (19.5) | 416 (80.5) | |
| Female | 226 (25.8) | 651 (74.2) | |
| Marital status | p = 0.526 | ||
| Married | 277 (23.8) | 889 (76.2) | |
| Unmarried | 48 (21.5) | 175 (78.5) | |
| Divorced/Widow | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | |
| Highest level of education | p = 0.136 | ||
| Diploma | 117 (20.7) | 447 (79.3) | |
| Graduate | 136 (25.7) | 394 (74.3) | |
| Post-graduate | 74 (24.7) | 226 (75.3) | |
| Elderly in the family | p = 0.0015 | ||
| Having | 164 (27.7) | 429 (72.3) | |
| Not having | 163 (20.3) | 638 (79.7) | |
| Types of working hospital | p < 0.001 | ||
| Medical college hospitals | 158 (18.5) | 696 (81.5) | |
| Specialized hospitals | 82 (39.2) | 127 (60.8) | |
| District hospitals | 87 (26.3) | 244 (73.7) | |
| Type of service provided | p = 0.670 | ||
| Invasive | 10 (17.5) | 47 (82.5) | |
| Non-invasive | 96 (23.7) | 309 (76.3) | |
| Both | 200 (23.4) | 653 (76.6) | |
| Medical technologist | 21 (26.6) | 58 (73.4) | |
| Work duration in a day (hr.) | p < 0.001 | ||
| <8 | 49 (15.3) | 271 (84.7) | |
| ≥8 | 278 (25.9) | 796 (74.1) |
%: Percentage, PTSD: Post-traumatic stress disorder; χ2: Chi-square test; p < 0.05: Significant at 95% CI.
Elderly people denote people aged ≥60 years.
Diploma (Medical technologist): Completed total 13 academic years.
Diploma (Nurse): Completed total 15 academic years.
Graduate (Nurse): Completed total 16 academic years.
Graduate (Physician): Completed total 18 academic years.
Post-graduate (Nurse): Completed more than 16 academic years.
Post-graduate (Physician): Completed more than 18 academic years.
Working hour/day: ‘(total working days in a week ∗ working hour per day)/7.’
Family: A family is formed by all the people living in one household and eating from a common kitchen.